In an accompanying interview, the 'Promise This' star told the magazine that she believes life is "too short to have regrets".

"Mistakes are life. I don't live like that," she said. "I don't have that mentality. I think that things are sent to you so you learn and grow. If you regret them, you would never be the person that you are."

Dismissing many of the various stories about her private life in the tabloids, she added: "I'm from such a normal family and background. I'm grateful for that; otherwise it could send you crazy... People have this crazy idea of my life."

Asked how she sees the next stage of her life developing, Cole told the magazine: "'Who. The hell. Knows. In life, in general, you just don't know. That's the fun of it."